|UnBoxing|MSI N460GTX HAWK "Talon Attack"
MSI's GTX 460 HAWK "Talon Attack" is the company's flagship GeForce GTX 460 model, and the equivalent of the "Lightning" series which is used on high-end cards like the N480GTX Lightning . As thermal solution, MSI's well established Twin Frozr II cooler is working on top of a fully custom designed PCB. MSI has selected clock speeds of 811 MHz core and 975 MHz memory for their card, which is in the upper half of the available out-of-the-box overclocks from all board partners (some go as high as 850 MHz). But the feature list does not end here. Instead of only GPU voltage you can change three voltages on the MSI GTX 460 HAWK "Talon Attack", which is a first. Another voltmodder-friendly feature is the addition of voltage measure points for the three voltages (GPU,MEMORY,PLL)that can be modded.
MSI's GTX 460 HAWK "Talon Attack" is the refinement of earlier released GTX 460 HAWK with faster GDDR5 on board .It can be well overclocked above a reference /nvidia designed GTX 460
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GeForce GTX 460
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MSI GTX 460 HAWK
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MSI GTX 460 HAWK "Talon Attack"
Shader units
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ROPs |
GPU |
Transistors |
Memory Size |
Memory Bus Width |
Core Clock |
Memory Clock |
Un-Boxing
Front
Back
Front
Back
IO /2x DVI Ports & a Mini-HDMI Port
2x PCI-Express power adapter & Voltage measurement cables
Driver CD ,Quick Install Guide ,DVI adapter to VGA & Mini-HDMI to HDMI adapter
All the Goodies here ..... 
This were it gets interesting ...
The GDDR5 memory chips are made by Hynix, and carry the model number H5GQ1H24AFR-T2C. They are specified to run at 1250 MHz (5000 MHz GDDR5 effective).Personally I was not expecting a highly overclock-able Hynix GDDR5,I was expecting SAMSUNG ... its a surprise.
MSI is using the uP 6213 for their design which seems to have the functionality required to control the three voltages MSI is offering. On the left of the voltage regulator you find a pair of DIP switches that let you optimize the PWM frequency. Near the bottom edge of the PCB MSI has placed six LEDs that show a bar graph of the current draw of the card (amps, representing GPU load).
GPUz info
Mates U would be thinking ,I should overclock & do some benching
I need more time ,I received it yesterday only & MSI afterburner received with was expired
Hope u like Un-Boxing this
Thanks to MSI & SMC International for this beast
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IDLE
LOAD
Temps are great ,Im loving it
Afterburner 2.1/2.0 ** is buggy... the voltage sometimes is applied & sometimes with the same setting drivers crash
Default Vantage 811/1622/1950
Default Voltage OC 850/1700/2240
OCed to max at 1.087v using Afterburner 1.6.1
As its noticed that ,there not difference in in sing AB 1.6.1 or 2.0 or 2.1 * ,the main reason i bought this is its memory .I'm dissapointed ....
Note:
I have noticed the VRM area getting very hot that too includes memory VRM & an added high speed GDDR5 is still not overclockable to the max ,the Afterburner provided with the card is non functional provided to the " World's First Triple Voltage Control " ... :chair::cursing:
It may be a software or may be a bios bug ... it needs to be reviewed MSI !!!
MSI N460GTX HAWK "Talon Attack"
MSI's GTX 460 HAWK "Talon Attack" is the company's flagship GeForce GTX 460 model, and the equivalent of the "Lightning" series which is used on high-end cards like the N480GTX Lightning . As thermal solution, MSI's well established Twin Frozr II cooler is working on top of a fully custom designed PCB. MSI has selected clock speeds of 811 MHz core and 975 MHz memory for their card, which is in the upper half of the available out-of-the-box overclocks from all board partners (some go as high as 850 MHz). But the feature list does not end here. Instead of only GPU voltage you can change three voltages on the MSI GTX 460 HAWK "Talon Attack", which is a first. Another voltmodder-friendly feature is the addition of voltage measure points for the three voltages (GPU,MEMORY,PLL)that can be modded.
MSI's GTX 460 HAWK "Talon Attack" is the refinement of earlier released GTX 460 HAWK with faster GDDR5 on board .It can be well overclocked above a reference /nvidia designed GTX 460
336
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336
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336
|ROPs |
32
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32
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32
|GPU |
GF104
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GF104
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GF104
|Transistors |
1950M
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1950M
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1950M
|Memory Size |
1024 MB
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1024 MB
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1024 MB
|Memory Bus Width |
256 bit
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256 bit
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256 bit
|Core Clock |
675 MHz
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781 MHz
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811 MHz
|Memory Clock |
900 MHz
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900 MHz
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975 MHz
|Un-Boxing
Front
Back
Front
Back
IO /2x DVI Ports & a Mini-HDMI Port
2x PCI-Express power adapter & Voltage measurement cables
Driver CD ,Quick Install Guide ,DVI adapter to VGA & Mini-HDMI to HDMI adapter
This were it gets interesting ...
The GDDR5 memory chips are made by Hynix, and carry the model number H5GQ1H24AFR-T2C. They are specified to run at 1250 MHz (5000 MHz GDDR5 effective).Personally I was not expecting a highly overclock-able Hynix GDDR5,I was expecting SAMSUNG ... its a surprise.
MSI is using the uP 6213 for their design which seems to have the functionality required to control the three voltages MSI is offering. On the left of the voltage regulator you find a pair of DIP switches that let you optimize the PWM frequency. Near the bottom edge of the PCB MSI has placed six LEDs that show a bar graph of the current draw of the card (amps, representing GPU load).
GPUz info
Mates U would be thinking ,I should overclock & do some benching
I need more time ,I received it yesterday only & MSI afterburner received with was expired
Hope u like Un-Boxing this
Thanks to MSI & SMC International for this beast
____
IDLE
LOAD
Temps are great ,Im loving it
Afterburner 2.1/2.0 ** is buggy... the voltage sometimes is applied & sometimes with the same setting drivers crash
Default Vantage 811/1622/1950
Default Voltage OC 850/1700/2240
OCed to max at 1.087v using Afterburner 1.6.1
As its noticed that ,there not difference in in sing AB 1.6.1 or 2.0 or 2.1 * ,the main reason i bought this is its memory .I'm dissapointed ....
Note:
I have noticed the VRM area getting very hot that too includes memory VRM & an added high speed GDDR5 is still not overclockable to the max ,the Afterburner provided with the card is non functional provided to the " World's First Triple Voltage Control " ... :chair::cursing:
It may be a software or may be a bios bug ... it needs to be reviewed MSI !!!
